of self-efficacy was 66 of 73 or 90,4%, as described
in the following table 2:
Next, for the more detail information about the
self-efficacy questionnaire, it can be looked through
the table 3. Majority of Respondents self-efficacy
revealed that mother has belief in the dimension of
generality, this is as stated in the first statement which
is: "If someone prevents me from avoiding exposure
to cigarette smoke, then I will try to find ways to get
rid of these obstacles" ( Table 3 ).
The results showed that the majority of
respondents had a high level of self-efficacy. The
majority of respondents used in this study are in the
middle adulthood age category and most of them have
senior high school education. Self-efficacy can be
influenced by several things, such as
sociodemographic (sex, age, location), life
experience and academic experience (de Fátima
Goulão, 2014; Alwisol, 2016; Ajayi and Olamijuwon,
2019). In addition, Badura's theory of self-efficacy
asserts that self-efficacy is developed through
personal experience, social learning and social
persuasion (Bandura et al., 1996; Schwarzer and
Fuchs, 2016). Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., an award-
winning educator and expert on human development,
argued that the middle adulthood is the contemplation
phase, which someone in this period will take a break
from worldly responsibilities to reflect the deeper
meaning of their lives, the better to forge ahead with
new understanding, as a consequence she / he
becomes better and more mature in taking a stand.
Moreover, during this period individuals will evaluate
life experiences and redefine themselves in their roles
and values (Anas, 2013). In addition, a study
conducted by (de Fátima Goulão, 2014) using adult
respondents, showed the results that the average
respondent had high self-efficacy, as well as showing
a significant relationship between self-efficacy and
academic achievement.
Respondents with high self-efficacy will be sure
to be able to do something that has the potential to be
able to change events around their environment, and
will be more likely to take an action (Bandura et al.,
1996; Feist and Feist, 2010). Self-efficacy of mothers
with toddlers who live at home with active smokers
can influence the attitudes and behavior of mothers.
This is supported by (Bandura et al., 1996; Kurose,
2013) who explains that individuals with high self-
efficacy tend to set higher goals and achieve
challenging opportunities, while those who have low
levels of self-efficacy, seeing things become difficult
, and tend to do the opposite.
In addition to its role in goal setting and
opportunity selection, self-efficacy continues to
influence the behavior of individuals who are actively
pursuing their goals. Self-efficacy influences
behavior with resilience which leads to greater ability
and perseverance in facing challenges. Simply put,
self-efficacy is contained in a process that connects
human motivation, behavior, and performance
(Kurose, 2013).
Table 4 above describes the majority of
respondents had high level of avoidance behavior of
cigarette smoke exposure, it was 60 of 73 or 82,2%.
Furthermore, it can be seen in the table 5 that the
majority of mothers implement avoidance behavior
by making attempts to minimize exposure when they
are in a situation that is not possible to withdraw from
cigarette smoke exposure as stated in the statement 7,
that is : "if my husband or my family smokes around
me and my child then they don't want to stop smoking,
then I will turn on the fan or open the window so that
exposure to cigarette smoke can be reduced”.
The results of the study reports that the majority
of respondents have a high level of avoidance
behavior from exposure to cigarette smoke.
Respondents in this study are mothers who have
children under five years old. The majority of
respondents age in this study are middle adulthood
category. Another additional information from the
study is that all respondents live in the same house
with smoker, where the majority of smokers are
husbands.
A person's age can affect their behavior, in this
case it is related to avoidance behavior from exposure
to cigarette smoke. As explained above that the
mature age will strengthen one's behavior, especially
to maintain their health (Armstrong.T, 2019). The
status of family members as the highest active
smokers is a husband is a phenomenon that often
occurs in families, as research (Gharaibeh et al.,
2011), which stated that more than half of the
participants (55%) reported living with a husband
who smoked. More than one third (367%) of
respondents' husbands smoke in the house, and as
many as 24.9% of the study respondents report that
other family members also smoke at home. In total,
almost two-thirds (59.6%) of subjects reported that
their husband or other family members smoked in the
house. Traditionally, the husband is the head of the
family and holds the highest authority in the family,
so it is not easy for a wife to make strict rules about
prohibiting smoking at home. For this reason
avoidance behavior is one of the most frequent
attempts by women whose partners are smokers.
Private homes are the enclosed area where people
mostly spend the daily time, and only voluntary rules
are possible, have become a main source of exposure